Beta-Oxidation and Ketone Body Formation
- Previous year questions on Beta-Oxidation and Ketone Body Formation for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Biochemistry section of the exam.
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- 113 live questions in Beta-Oxidation and Ketone Body Formation.
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Q1.The reaction: succinyl CoA + acetoacetate and acetoacetyl CoA + succinate occurs in all of the following Except
- ABrain
- BStriated muscle
- CLiver✓ Correct answer
- DCardiac muscle
Q2.Which of the following enzyme is involved in process of both cholesterol and ketone bodies synthesis?
- AHMG CoA reductase
- BHMG CoA synthase✓ Correct answer
- CHMG CoA lyase
- DThiolase
Q3.In Zellweger syndrome, which of the following is absent?
- AER
- BGolgi apparatus
- CMitochondria
- DPeroxisomes✓ Correct answer
Q4.Ketone bodies not utilised by:
- ABrain
- BRBC✓ Correct answer
- CHeart
- DSkeletal muscle
Q5.Which of the following is a peroxisomal disorder?
- AZellweger syndrome✓ Correct answer
- BDicarboxylic aciduria
- CJamaican vomiting sickness
- DRefsum disease
Q6.Energy source used by brain in later days of Starvation is
- AGlucose
- BKetone bodies✓ Correct answer
- CGlycogen
- DFatty acids
Q7.Defect in alpha oxidation of fatty acid leads to:
- ADicarboxylic aciduria
- BZellweger syndrome
- CJamaican vomiting sickness
- DRefsum disease✓ Correct answer
Q8.β-oxidation of odd-chain fatty acids produce:
- ASuccinyl CoA
- BPropionyl CoA✓ Correct answer
- CAcetyl CoA
- DMalonyl CoA
Q9.In a cerebrohepatorenal syndrome, which of the following accumulate in brain?
- APyruvate
- BSho-chain fatty acid
- CVery long-chain fatty acid✓ Correct answer
- DAcetyl CoA
Q10.Child presents with hypotonia and seizures. It was confirmed to be zellweger syndrome. Which of the following accumulates in brain?
- AGlucose
- BLactic acid
- CVery long chain fatty acid✓ Correct answer
- DTriglycerides
Answer key
Q1: C. Liver; Q2: B. HMG CoA synthase; Q3: D. Peroxisomes; Q4: B. RBC; Q5: A. Zellweger syndrome; Q6: B. Ketone bodies; Q7: D. Refsum disease; Q8: B. Propionyl CoA; Q9: C. Very long-chain fatty acid; Q10: C. Very long chain fatty acid.
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